Tag: 2017
How does the cloud impact video surveillance?
February 7, 2018Spencer Ives
AUSTIN, Texas—Several professionals in video surveillance—bringing expertise in verification, data storage, consumer video and professional video—gathered here at Security Systems News' third annual Cloud+ to discuss how the cloud will impact camera technologies.
Larry Folsom, president of cloud-based verification platform provider I-View Now, led the session as its moderator. Brandon Reich, surveillance business leader for Pivot3, Leon Tan, head of Works with Nest partnerships...
Updates from Honeywell's CONNECT 2017
November 10, 2017Spencer Ives
This afternoon, I landed in San Diego to attend this year's Honeywell CONNECT conference. Below you'll find an overview of educational sessions I've attended and key themes and technologies highlighted throughout the conference. Be sure to check back as I'll be updating it for each day of the event.
Saturday, Nov. 11
In CONNECT 2017's third general session, Michael Flink, president of Honeywell Security and Fire who flew in the previous night to address the event's attendees,...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Jeff Worrall
November 8, 2017Spencer Ives
Jeff Worrall, 33
Security systems lead, Palantir
Palo Alto, Calif.
Jeff Worrall works to maintain a standard level of security at all of Palantir's locations, despite a variety of differences among the buildings.
Palantir, a software company focused on data analytics, has more than 60 locations. “The unique challenge for me and my team is every office was built in a different era, or it has a different layout. � Trying to keep the standards across the builds for all of these...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Rahul Bhardwaj
November 8, 2017SSN Staff
Rahul Bhardwaj, 37
VP information security, FIS Global
Jacksonville, Fla.
As VP of Information Security for FIS Global, a global financial services technology company, Rahul Bhardwaj wears many hats.
“I also go by the title of regional security officer for our entire India and Philippines region, where we have close to 16,000 employees in these two countries,” he explained. “I have a country lead who reports to me, and I manage the day-to-day security operations for...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Jessica Borst
November 8, 2017Spencer Ives
Jessica Borst, 33
Security specialist - financial and data analyst/physical security services project manager, Ferguson
Newport News, Va.
Jessica Borst first started working at Ferguson in 2006 as an administrative employee and her role has changed to cover various aspects for the company.
Ferguson is a wholesale supplier for various markets, including plumbing, HVAC, lighting and waterworks, among others.
Within Ferguson's security program Borst works with the company's field...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Matt Cain
November 8, 2017SSN Staff
Matt Cain, 38
Senior investigator—corporate security, Verizon
New York
Working as the senior investigator for one of the largest telecommunications providers in the world is something that Matt Cain said has been very rewarding.
“Originally, I wanted to be in law enforcement but I took a position in LP catching shoplifters while going to college and never looked back,” he explained. “The more I learned about the industry, the more I learned I had a niche and I...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Rob Creedon
November 8, 2017Spencer Ives
Rob Creedon, 36
Assistant secretary for security and emergency management, MassDOT
Boston
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation covers different aspects of public transit within the state and it's where Rob Creedon first got started in the security industry.
Creedon's department handles security and emergency management for the five divisions of MassDOT: the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the highway division, the aeronautics...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—Michael Glasser
November 8, 2017SSN Staff
Michael Glasser, 34
North America security consulting manager, Microsoft Global Security/LMC Consulting
Redmond, Wash.
Michael Glasser has always been around security. But his father, who has been working in security in Brooklyn, N.Y., for more than 40 years, told him as a kid—“Don't be an alarm guy; go work in computers.”
“So I started studying computers but the dot-coms fell and I couldn't get a decent job, so I started doing what I knew how to do, which...
SSN honors '20 under 40' End User Class of 2017
November 8, 2017SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is excited to introduce and honor its “20 under 40” End User Class of 2017, made up of the next generation of security professionals leading the industry today.
Each of these winners shares a passion for what they do, as well as a thirst for knowledge of the industry, new technologies and professional development.
A new theme for this year, and one that reflects what is going on in the industry today, is the focus on IT, specifically information...
End Users '20 under 40' 2017—JR Webb
November 8, 2017SSN Staff
JR Webb, 35
Security systems lead, Square Inc.
San Francisco
As the security systems lead for Square Inc., a financial and merchant services aggregator and mobile payment company based in San Francisco, JR Webb manages a small team that works on deploying new security systems as well as maintaining and supporting current ones.
“I focus a lot on the security scope in office construction projects globally through project meetings and onsite visits, including the design, planning,...